Sustainable Buildings Initiative

Housing affordability and availability is a critical issue in our region. As such, many social and financial challenges can often disincentive organizations from going beyond code to exemplary green building. HDC and our partners work to emphasize the lifecycle implications of reduced energy and water bills, and reduced exposure to toxins. Our members are on the cutting edge, directly confronting the tension between balancing upfront costs and creating durable homes as permanent, affordable assets to our communities.

Decarbonize Affordable Housing Now

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Exemplary Buildings Program

Our Exemplary Buildings Program (EBP) aims to transform the affordable housing market, making it possible to standardize the construction of “ultra-efficient buildings.

In this way, our developers, residents, and communities realize long-term economic and health benefits while reducing our environmental impacts. For more information, visit our EBP-specific website, or email Loren Tierney.

Offsite Construction

Offsite construction involves the process of planning, designing, fabricating, transporting and assembling building elements for rapid site assembly to a greater degree of finish than in traditional piecemeal on-site construction.

Offsite construction includes a range of materials, scales and systems, digital software, methods of manufacture and fabrication, and innovations in social and technological integration. Outputs include componentized, panelized, and modularized elements deployed in the service of structural, enclosure, service and interior partition systems.